What color is #76A8B4?

#76A8B4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A8B4?

The RGB value is 118, 168, 180: 118 red, 168 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A8B4?

The complementary color is #B48276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A8B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A8B4 color

#76A8B4 rgb(118, 168, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76A8B4 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 65.9% green and 70.6% blue (118, 168, 180).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#76A8B4 color codes

HEX	`#76A8B4`
RGB	`rgb(118, 168, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 65.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, -13.54, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 17.75, 220.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.709, 35.15, 48.39)`
Decimal	`7776436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A8B4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #76A8B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A8B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #76A8B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a8b4; }
.text { color: #76a8b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a8b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 168 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a8b4, #7689b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76A8B4?: #76A8B4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A8B4?: The RGB value is 118, 168, 180: 118 red, 168 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A8B4?: The complementary color is #B48276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A8B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.